Originally Posted By imagineer1985 Lame topic started with lame faulty statistics. Apples and Oranges.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Wait, wait, wait, wait! Okay .. I know this an omnimover that can steadily pull people in all day ... But considering the park takes in an average of 12 million people a year .. and Buzz has only been open for 9 out of the 12 months of the year ... I find this all a bit hard to believe. Now ... DCA getting just above 5 million people for 2005 ... Now that I beleive!!
Originally Posted By kmovies Less people that enter DL ride Buzz. That's surprizing considering repeat rides. If that is so, it is likely true for most attractions.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< but were the figures for Buzz "first clicks".. >>> That's not the issue. It's clear that Buzz has particular appeal in this post-9/11 world, it's better suited for the weather than DCA, and better suited for the over-saturated theme park market in SoCal, not to mention the economy.
Originally Posted By MisterToad You guys are forgeting about parkhopping and reentry. DCA had a lot more visitors than Buzz.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>You guys are forgeting about parkhopping and reentry. DCA had a lot more visitors than Buzz.<< Its really an Apples and Oranges comparison. I'll bet that ToT has more "visitors" than DCA, yet its in DCA.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^ I wouldn't, there are a lot of folks who are afraid of going on ToT. If any ride would qualify for being above the park attendance, it would be Soarin'.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Buzz Lightyear also beat out Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios Hollywood, Seaworld Orlando and Seaworld San Diego, Knotts Berry Farm, and Magic Mountain.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>I wouldn't, there are a lot of folks who are afraid of going on ToT. If any ride would qualify for being above the park attendance, it would be Soarin'.<< You are probably right.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^About Soarin' being the top draw at DCA. Still, ToT always seems to have a line. If it can "terrorize" say 1500 people per hour then (I have no idea of its real capacity) it could still outdraw DCA on most days.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^When do you go, I have walked onto ToT a LOT lately... (walking on being no queue before the Library), there seems to usually be a bit of wait after the Library, but on a rare occasion, you can walk right to one of the elevator waiting spots.
Originally Posted By BrigmanMT 2 On Sunday, about an hour after park opening, Monsters Inc. was 75 minutes, and ToT was a walk on. I think the Tower can truly benefit greatly from the Tower 2 project (as long as it enhances the story, and not just the number of drops.)
Originally Posted By fkurucz ToT had a minimum standby wait of 20 minutes last October. As much as an hour sometimes. I sure hope DCA is deserted this March. Every time we have visited it has been busy.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Isn't DCA basically deserted every day? Couldn't resist! :~ Actually .. now that the 2fer is back in full swing ... I would think it will pick up some of those FREE turnstile clicks.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^Kidding aside, I have visited DCA on 3 different occasions (different years). Everytime there were healthy crowds and long lines (30-60 minutes)for Soarin', Screamin' and (later) ToT. I am looking forward to visiting it when everything is a walk on.
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales Personally I luv Buzz and have spent a few day only riding it, and hanging out in Disneyland, which is more than I can say about DCA which I like but only in small doses.
